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As part of a dietary – instruction program, ten 25 – 34-year-old males adopted a vegetarian diet for 1 month. While on the diet, the average daily intake of linoleic acid was 13 g with standard deviation of 4 g. If the average daily intake among 25 – 34-year-old males in the general population is 15 g, then using a significance level of 0.05, test the hypothesis that the intake of linoleic acid in this group is lower than that of the general population. Make sure to state your null and alternative hypotheses, test – statistic, conclusion (technical and descriptive).
b) Using the information from part a, suppose we are uncertain what effect a vegetarian diet will have on the level linoleic – acid intake. Make sure to state your null and alternative hypotheses, test – statistic, conclusion (technical and descriptive).
Let denotes the average
daily intake among 25 – 34-year-old male adopted a vegetarian diet
for 1 month.
Conclusion : There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the intake of linoleic acid in this group is lower than that of the general population.